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ADJUSTABLE WINDOW SHADE HOLDER.

No; 530,026. Patenwd Nov 27, 1894.

v I A NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EVERETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO JOSEPH J.LITTLE, OF SAME PLACE.

ADJUSTABLE WINDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

'SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,026, datedNovember 27, 1894.

Application filed July 7 1894-. Serial No. 516,791. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, GEORGE W. EVERETT, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Window -Shade Holders,of which the following is a specification.

. The object of my invention is to provide improved devices forsupporting a window shade in a window frame, and which are so connectedwith the upper window sash that they are lowered automatically when thewindow sash is lowered, and raised'automatically when the sash isclosed, in order that there may be a ventilating opening at the top ofthe window above the shade, when the sash is lowered, and that the shademay be raised to its normal position at the top of the window frame,when the sash is closed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of a windowcasing with myinvention applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detail verticalsection, on the line was, of Fig. 1, showing the upper sash closed andthe shade roller in its normal elevated position. Fig. 3 is a like Viewshowing the upper sash drawn partly down and the shade roller in itslower position. Fig. 4. is a detail sectional view of one of the shadesupporting brackets, on the line 44, of Fig. 5; Fig. 5, a sectional viewon the line 55, of Fig. 4; Fig. 6, a view similar to Fig. 4, but showinga modified construction, and Fig. 7, a view of the under face of thecover or face plate of the bracket.

A indicates the window frame; B, the upper sash; B, the lower sash; O,the ordinary spring shade roller, and O, the shade.

The roller supports or brackets are formed with the usual sockets forthe round stud and squared projection of the ordinary spring shaderoller, the bracket for the squared projection only being shown indetail. As illus-' trated in-Figs. Land 5,the attachment is composed oftwoparts D, E, secured by fixed pivots to the side of the window frame,their pivoted ends being covered by and secured to a plate F, secured bythe pivot bolts f, f. The two parts are formed with toothed or gearedportions G, that mesh or interlock. One part D, is formed with thesocket d, for the reception of the squared projection on the springroller, and the end of the other part E, projects into the path of theupper sash. The opposite bracket is of like construction. When the sashis raised the ends of the parts E, bearagainst the face of the sash andthe socket'edends of thepartsD are held elevated as inl'Figs. 2, 4 and6. As the upper sash is lowered, the weight of the parts D, the rollerand shade causes them, to fall into the position shown in Fig. 3,'(th'eend of the bracket D moving in a vertical arc) and the ends of E arethrown into or across the path of the sash, a clear ventilating space Zbeing left above the roller. the ends of the parts E,and'tho'se parts,turning on their pivots, raise th'e'parts D, and elevate the shaderoller to the normal position.

It is obvious that myimprovements maybe .readily embodied in othermechanical forms; 7o

for instance, as shown in Fig. 6 where the parts D, E, instead of beinggeared, are formed with interlocking hooked ends h it, their op: erationbeing obvious. It will thus be seen that I have provided a shadesupporting attachment for windows in which the roller supportingbrackets are pivotally mounted to move from a plane above the pivots toa plane below them, the shade roller occupying the same or substantiallythe same vertical plane when its uppermost or lowermost position isreached. The arms or projections E, it will be observed, engage theupper sash when the window is closed, and hold the roller supportingbracketsin their elevated position. These arms have a sliding, separableconnection with the sash, so that the sash may be lowered to any extent,being separated from the arms after having moved a predetermineddistance. After the arms haveseparated from 0 the sash they projectacross its path, and, on

its return, they re-engage with the sash and are operated thereby toelevate the shade.

The arms D swing in a vertical are; t'. e., an arc whose chord isvertical or substantially 9 5 so, and their outer ends are preferablyarranged to move through a complete semi-circle in order that the.window shade may be kept close to the window in both its elevated andlowered position.

The arms E, are mounted on stationary or fixed pivots and engage withthe brackets D,

If now the sash is raised, it strikes 65 i at the ends opposite theroller supporting ends, the pivots of the brackets being arrangedbetween the roller supporting ends and those operated upon by the armsE, by which arrangement the brackets are caused to rise when the arms Eare raised by the sash, and fall when the arms fall. Thus with acomparatively short arm, a wide range of movement is given to the shadeholder.

I claim as my invention- 1. A shade supporting attachment for windowscomprising a roller supporting bracket pivotally mounted to move from aplane above its pivot to a plane below it, and an arm or projectionoperativelyconnected with the bracket, turning on a fixed pivot on thewindow frame, and engaging the window sash to hold the bracket in anelevated position and movable with the sash as it is raised and loweredto correspondingly raise and lower the roller.

2. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the verticallymovable roller supporting bracket mounted on the window frame, an armturning 011 a fixed support on the window frame, operatively connectedwith the roller bracket, and engaging the window sash to effectthelowering and raising of the roller as the sash is correspondinglymoved.

3. The combination of a shade supporting bracket mounted to move from aplane above its support to a plane below it, and an arm or projectionengaging with the bracket and having a sliding connection with thewindow sash.

bracket having a shade supporting portion at one end, a pivoted armengaging the window sash and operatively connected with the bracket atits opposite end and a pivot for the bracket between its shadesupporting end and the end connected with the operating arm.

6. A shade supporting attachment for windows consisting of a plate orsupport adapted to be attached to the inner face of a window frame, twooperatively connected arms respectively pivoted on said plate, oneprojecting inwardly and formed to receive the shade roller and the otherprojecting toward the sash and adapted to be operated thereby.

7. A shade supporting attachment for windows consisting of thecombination of the plate F, the roller supporting bracket D, pivotallysecured thereto and the arm E, secured by a separate pivot to the plateand gearing or interlocking with that end of the bracket between whichand its roller supporting portion the pivot ot' the bracket is arranged.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORGE W. EVERETT,

Witnesses:

FRANK S. OBER, EDWARD O. DAVIDSON.

